Artist Daily : watercolor paintinghttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/tags/watercolor+painting/default.aspxTags: watercolor paintingenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)No More Waiting: Free Art Business eBook from Artist Daily Is Herehttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2015/02/20/free-art-business-ebook-from-artist-daily.aspxFri, 20 Feb 2015 03:40:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:215396Courtney Jordan0http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=215396http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2015/02/20/free-art-business-ebook-from-artist-daily.aspx#comments<p>Successful
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Are you as bored of pretty <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Plein-Air-Painting/">outdoor painting</a> scenes as I am?
My eyes just seem to glaze over when I see a plein air painting scene with
picture perfect sunlight over an idyllic landscape. I&#39;m just not inspired. Give
me a little atmosphere; throw in an unexpected color, or use an unusual
compositional element--and then I&#39;m hooked. </p>
<p>Looking outside my window right now, it definitely isn&#39;t a
scene worth writing home about--overcast, rainy, and a little grey. But it just
might be a scene worth painting. Here are a few of the ways I could turn this
bad weather scene into a plein air artist&#39;s best friend. </p>
<p><b>Plein Air Painting Improvements</b></p>
<p>Well, first I&#39;d tackle that sky. For a while I&#39;ve been
wondering how to paint clouds with more impact, and then I realized that I&#39;ve
been thinking only of the airiness and transparency of clouds. But I&#39;m shoving
that off to paint titans of the sky--massive cloud formations! Clouds can look
like giants, formidable and weighty. So instead of painting just an overcast
expanse, I could make it seem like a massive cloud cluster that is looming on
the horizon.</p>
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<td align="right"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;">Situating a figure like this in <br />your plein air painting can <br />enliven a composition. (<b>The<br /> Downpour</b> by Bev Jozwiak, <br />watercolor painting.)</span></span></td>
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<p>Everywhere I look the trees are bare, but that is a great
opportunity to paint the unique architecture of their forms. Plus, not every
tree grows straight and tall--something that is easy to forget when they are
covered with verdant foliage. In fact, they grow at some pretty dramatic angles
with interesting lines.</p>
<p>Another way to take full command of this would-be plein air
painting is by adding elements that aren&#39;t there. What about a person walking
along with a bright blue umbrella? Or, if you are painting water or a seascape, a cluster of boats moored offshore? I&#39;m all
for letting my imagination run wild and infuse a painting composition with more
liveliness. </p>
<p>Plein air painting is not about a gorgeous landscape. It is
about creating a sense of place or a moment in time. And a real plein air
painter can make any kind of weather or landscape work to her or his advantage
by eking out what makes the scene unique. Our latest Paint Alongs with Johannes Vloothuis--<a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/paint-along-with-johannes-vloothuis-carmel-mission">Carmel Mission</a> and <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/paint-along-with-johannes-vloothuis-sunrise-over-rockport">Sunrise Over Rockport</a>--give us the opportunity to build a painting together with an expert instructor, learning the methods and strategies he uses to create a dynamic work of art. Enjoy! </p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=118379" width="1" height="1">plein airHow To PaintPortrait Paintingpainting waterwatercolor paintingOil PaintingArtDawn, Day, Dusk, Darknesshttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2015/01/28/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques-for-Every-Moment-of-the-Day.aspxWed, 28 Jan 2015 03:52:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:141873Courtney Jordan3http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=141873http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2015/01/28/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques-for-Every-Moment-of-the-Day.aspx#comments<p><b>Watercolor Painting Techniques for Every Moment of the Day</b></p>
<p><a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Plein-Air-Painting/">Plein air</a> artists are the first to tell you that you can go
back to the same site over and over again during different times of day and it
is like being in a whole other place. Light does that! It can turn a bright and
sunny scene into a murky and mysterious place when it is taken away. </p>
<p>Dean Mitchell is especially skillful at creating a sense of
daylight. His colors are muted for the most part, which allows his whites to
seem very crisp, although they will veer from the more chilly whites of winter
mornings to the white heat of a hot summer day. </p>
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<td><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><b>Southern Tobacco Barn</b> by Dean Mitchell, <br />watercolor painting, 15 x 9.</span></span></td>
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<p>When I think of Christopher St. Leger&#39;s work, it&#39;s his
lustrous haze of color that stands out. It&#39;s almost like when all the heat and atmosphere of a day hovers right above the horizon
and you seem to see everything through a prism. But that assessment is a bit
deceiving because St. Leger has, in fact, a strong sense of bright white
highlights in his work as well.</p>
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<p>Susannah Hart Thomer is at her best during those times of
day when the lights and darks are at their most extreme. But while they are
extreme, her lights and darks are not stark. Instead, they are juicy, burgeoning with color and depth. I love that her darks have hints of red and purple; her
lights tinges of green and orange. &nbsp;</p>
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<p>
With <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/vibrant-watercolor-techniques-painting-water-with-soon-warren-digital-download-u6122">Soon Warren&#39;s <i>Vibrant Watercolor Techniques: Painting Water</i></a>, you can delve more deeply into the watercolor painting
techniques that lead to expressive and energized paintings of any time of the
day you&#39;d like. Every minute reveals points of process that are relevant to what you
want to do in your own practice and how you want your watercolor painting to evolve.</p>
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<p>P.S. What&#39;s your favorite time of day to paint? Leave a
comment and let me know!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=141873" width="1" height="1">plein airHow To Paintpainting waterwatercolor paintingPlein Air Watercolor Survival Guidehttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2015/01/23/plein-air-watercolor-survival-guide.aspxFri, 23 Jan 2015 03:37:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:139570Courtney Jordan0http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=139570http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2015/01/23/plein-air-watercolor-survival-guide.aspx#comments<p>When <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Plein-Air-Painting/">plein air painting</a>, one of the most enjoyable and
facile medias I&#39;ve found to work with has to be watercolors. Hands down. The
supplies are minimal, you can paint quickly and move from place to place making
sketches of what catches your interest, and the paintings dry so quickly that
there&#39;s no stress involved when it comes to packing up and moving out.</p>
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But there are a few learning curves that artists can hit
along the way when painting outdoors. That&#39;s why I want to share a few tips
straight from the brightest <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/topics/plein-air-painting.aspx">plein air</a> artists in the biz so we can all paint
with confidence when we are painting outside.</p>
<p><b>Opportunistic Landscape Painting</b></p>
<p>Jim McFarlane focuses on using a limited number of values when
he wears his plein air painting hat. It requires you to link areas of similar
values together, resulting in larger shapes and sounder compositions. </p>
<p>McFarlane also encourages painters to be opportunistic--look
what is around you and take it as a visual gift. If there are unexpected views
or situations, make the most of them. Don&#39;t get bogged down in preconceived
ideas about how you want the painting session to go before you even leave the
studio.</p>
<p>The first question McFarlane always asks himself is,
&quot;Where&#39;s the sunlight?&quot; That becomes the white of his paper, and from there he
knows that anything that isn&#39;t sunlight at least gets a light value, which is
especially helpful with shadows that move so quickly when you are painting en
plein air.</p>
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It can be a jungle out there, and one way San Francisco
artist David Savellano stays focused when plein air painting is to write down
the title of the piece before he starts painting to maintain a sense of purpose
and continuity throughout the process. </p>
<p>Savellano also cautions artists to forego multiple layers
when painting outdoors. Instead, he encourages focus on painting with the
fewest expressive brushstrokes that you can manage, and trying to get values
and colors right the first time. It may not happen that way all the time, but
it is a goal worth striving for.</p>
<p>For more survival tips for watercolor landscape painting--especially for depictions of the sea and the vessels that float on its surface--I recommend <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/painting-boats-harbours-in-watercolour"><i>Painting Boats &amp; Harbors in Watercolor</i></a>. You&#39;ll find watercolor paintings that give
coastal landscape painting a modern makeover, and how to paint water with water. What could be more appropriate? Enjoy!</p>
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At least I feel that way. I set myself a goal this week&mdash;I
wanted to learn a few new <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques/">watercolor painting techniques</a> because I feel like
when I contemplate working in watercolor, I only know the &quot;first gear&quot;
approaches. </p>
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<p><b>Watercolor Painting Tips 1-2-3</b></p>
<p>In order to rev it up a little, I did some sleuthing and
found some great techniques that might be out of my league right now, but it
was still enlightening to look at the watercolor art created with them, and
they definitely inspired me to keep moving forward.&nbsp; </p>
<p>#1. I&#39;ve always loved the transparency of watercolor, so
much so that I think I forget that opacity is a possibility. But to put opaque
pigment over transparent, all I have to do is spread a wash on wet paper, then
go in with paint of the same tone but very dark. Because the tones are unified,
the differences in dilution really stand out. </p>
<p>#2. Cold press paper is popular with watercolor artists, but
I wanted to explore hot press paper, which is the smoothest watercolor paper
out there. Aiy! It was tough. It absorbs moisture fast, so I found that you
have to use more water than usual to keep the pigments from streaking in a way I didn&#39;t intend. But it did
let me see a lot of the tonal ranges of any one color, which is helpful because
I&#39;m just learning to understand all that a color can do on my watercolor palette. </p>
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<td align="right"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">Peggy Williams is a master of light and shadow. <br />Her strokes are almost imperceptible and <br />give a sense of a form with just one swipe<br /> (<b>Warrior</b>, 18 x 25, 2006, watercolor painting). </span></span></td>
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#3. Light and shadow are tricky for me with watercolor
painting because I&#39;m always thinking of the objects like the sky, a tree, land,
or a sunset in a flat one-dimensional way. I put them down as if they are
cutout pieces of construction paper. To break out of that I learned that you
can alter your strokes with a flat brush, for example, to visually create
irregularities in tone that make it seem like an object is moving forward and
back in space. Zigzagging sap green over cadmium yellow gives a sense of a
tree&#39;s leaves blocking out the sun. I want to continue practicing this, but I
had never thought of one stroke being able to do so much. </p>
<p>Spending time in the studio practicing, experimenting, and studying watercolor techniques, I was able to come away with several advanced
(for me) watercolor painting approaches as well as several inspiring next steps for me to explore.
It&#39;s exciting to know that working with a medium can always be like discovering
uncharted territory. </p>
<p>If you are a watercolor painter or are interested in another medium and want to explore more, take a look at all the resources and art supplies available at the <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/">North Light Shop</a> right now during the New Year, New Art Sale with 40% off everything store-wide. Enjoy!</p>
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Using Linear Perspective in Your Art</b></p>
<p>I don&#39;t mean literally shrink it, but if you take a photo of
your painting and reduce it to thumbnail size and it still holds together
compositionally, you&#39;ve got a good piece on your hands. </p>
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<p>For this to happen, big shapes matter and so does
perspective. I look at thumbnail size images everyday and if a painting has the
ability to catch my eye when it is that small, I know it is worth a second look
on a larger scale, and usually it either has a strong underlying <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/How-to-Draw-Perspective/">perspective
drawing</a> grounding the composition or interesting shapes that lead you through
the work. </p>
<p>In our <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/media/g/member/default.aspx">Member Gallery</a> on Artist Daily, stamp-size images are
all we see at first glance. Here are a few paintings from the gallery created
by artists from our community whose works rock on the small scale because they
are spatially strong and employ an interesting use of linear perspective. </p>
<p>Sarah Yeoman&#39;s use of perspective in <i>Philadelphia Story II--Spires</i> immediately caught my eye. The fact that the
building isn&#39;t front and center allows for an interesting profile of the
buildings to be created on the left. The diagonal lines marking the corners of
the building give the illusion of lightness and soaring heights. </p>
<p>The atmospheric illusion of vast distances is obvious in
Kisu&#39;s work, <i>Very Large Array II</i>. The
low horizon line allows the sky to take on a sense of volume that wouldn&#39;t
otherwise be as successful. </p>
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<i>Sunset
Dreamin&#39;</i> by Frank Weitzman is an otherworldly scene that I find as
preternaturally still as I do beautiful. The artist reverses the traditional
use of atmospheric perspective by using light, not dark, toward the farthest
reaches of the scene. The light pulls the viewer forward into the composition
and the vanishing point in this one-point perspective setup becomes the setting
sun. </p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.northlightshop.com/the-artists-guide-to-perspective-with-patrick-connors-hd-video-download"><i>The Artist&#39;s Guide to Perspective</i></a> is one of our most popular DVDs in the Artist Daily store because it
is tailored specifically to teach artists how to draw perspective and use it to
create believable and interesting spatial arrangements in their work. If you
want to know that your work holds together no matter where or how it is viewed,
from full-scale to thumbnail size, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.northlightshop.com/the-artists-guide-to-perspective-with-patrick-connors-hd-video-download"><i>The Artist&#39;s Guide to Perspective</i></a> may be a good place to start. Plus check out the <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/">North Light Shop</a> for the Digital Sale on eBooks and videos going on right now! Enjoy!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/controlpanel/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/artistdaily/8372.CourtneyJordansig007-final.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=124003" width="1" height="1">Drawinghow to drawperspective drawingArtist Dailywatercolor paintingOil PaintingDrawing BasicsArtHow to Get the Most Out of a Painting Workshophttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/12/15/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-painting-workshop.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2014 03:52:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:147007Courtney Jordan1http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=147007http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/12/15/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-painting-workshop.aspx#comments<p>I don&#39;t get to attend as many <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Oil-Painting-Techniques/">oil painting</a> art workshops as
I would like, so when the opportunity to participate in one does present
itself, I really want to get the most out of my time there. Here are a few of
my own &quot;warm-up to workshop&quot; guidelines that I use in preparation for any oil
painting lessons that I take so that when I&#39;m in the thick of the it, I&#39;m still
focused, purposeful, and gaining ground in my art.
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<p><b>B</b><b>e the teacher&#39;s pet.</b> Okay, this might just be me but I
always have questions for my instructors. Whether it is wanting more advice on
what oil painting supplies to use, what we are going to cover in terms of oil
painting techniques that I&#39;m not familiar with, or what great oil painting
gallery the instructor is a fan of that I should look at too--I always have tons
of questions. A great way to appease my curiosity is to seek out the instructor
before the workshop and ask all the questions I have buzzing in my head, and I
encourage you to do the same. They&#39;ll appreciate your interest and you&#39;ll have
a better sense of what to expect!</p>
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<td><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;">I would love to take an oil painting workshop with Dan McCaw. He has such a <br />strong compositional sense that he stresses with light and dark forms.<br /><b>Morning Light</b>, oil painting, 24 x 36.</span></span></td>
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<p><b>Put blinders on.</b> I&#39;m a social butterfly, so usually when I
get in a group with a bunch of oil painting artists, I want to flit around and
chat about their work and see how they actually put oil on canvas. But doing
all this distracts from what I&#39;m learning and doing, so in workshops I try to
steer clear of the socializing and only chat during breaks. That way I&#39;m not
left with a sense that I didn&#39;t give myself the time to properly develop my own
work.</p>
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<b>D</b><b>emo equals memo.</b> If my instructor does an oil painting
demo, you&#39;ll always find me as close to him or her as I can be, but off to the
side so that I&#39;m not in anyone else&#39;s way. I don&#39;t take my eyes off the
instructor. This isn&#39;t because I want to imitate and copy their process down to
the last stroke, but the times that I actually get to learn oil painting by
watching a painting actually being created right in front of me aren&#39;t too
frequent. So keep your eyes glued to the instructor, take notes if that is your
thing, but definitely immerse yourself in their process and try to figure out
how to apply their painting techniques to how you want to work.</p>
<p>Now we are ready to take on any and all art instruction, and it just so happens that our 2014 CD Collections for <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/pastel-journal-2014-grouped"><i>Pastel Journal</i></a>, <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/the-artists-magazine-2014-annual-cd-grouped"><i>The Artist&#39;s Magazine</i></a>, <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/drawing-2014-annual-grouped"><i>Drawing</i> magazine</a>, and <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/watercolor-artist-2014-grouped"><i>Watercolor Artist</i></a> are now available with an entire year&#39;s worth of tutorials, step-by-step painting lessons, and technique guidelines from some of the country&#39;s best artists and art instructors. So learn confidently and smartly with these 2014 CD Collections because you have the know-how to make the most of any painting session--and there are plenty here to keep you busy.&nbsp; Enjoy!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/controlpanel/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/artistdaily/75721.CourtneyJordansig007-final.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=147007" width="1" height="1">How To Paintwatercolor paintingOil PaintingPastelDrawing BasicsArtSketching the Wild Wildernesshttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/11/19/sketching-the-wild-wilderness.aspxWed, 19 Nov 2014 03:25:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:143142Courtney Jordan3http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=143142http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/11/19/sketching-the-wild-wilderness.aspx#comments<p>If art was a place on the map, pencil sketching would be its
somewhat lawless backcountry. <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Pencil-Sketch-Drawing-Lessons/">Sketching</a> is all about freedom from rules and learning how to sketch what&#39;s in front of you no
matter how unexpected. That&#39;s why sketching seem like the perfect method for
depicting landscapes that are a little wild and untamed. </p>
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I grew up in the South. Kudzu and creeping vines covered
almost everything if you let it. And while I&#39;ve left home, my mind--and
hand--still love to imitate the curling, meandering line of those vines. I think
it is probably the same for a lot of the places we know--for every nice and tidy
lawn there is also a landscape not so manicured and well tended just begging
for your sketching time. </p>
<p>If you are interested in furthering your experience with pen
or pencil and paper, seek out those wild places. They will be a sketching
tutorial in themselves! </p>
<p>A) The lines you see will be varied, testing your eye to really &quot;see.&quot; </p>
<p>B) The large shapes you
make out won&#39;t fit into conventional molds--calling on your skills with
composition to accentuate them to the best effect. </p>
<p>C) You will also learn how to
sketch in ways that will show you what hatching, cross-hatching, and simple
line can really do. </p>
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This kind of exploration isn&#39;t about playing by the rules.
It is about using your artistic muscles in new ways that will make them grow
stronger, just like a hike that goes off the trail has you using muscles you
might not have worked if you had stayed on the path.</p>
<p>I&#39;ve come to realize what a changeling sketching can be by
using it to draw those &quot;lawless&quot; places I&#39;ve discovered--as well as seeing the works of other draftsmen in the resources in the <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/kit-of-the-month">Urban Sketcher Kit of the Month</a>. Each guide shows artists working in different
ways, and yet they are all connected because of the respect they give to mark
making and using it to further their art, not keep them in the same comfortable
place. I hope it is the same for you. Enjoy!</p>
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<p>P.S. Tell me what wild places you&#39;ve sketched or painted. Thanks!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=143142" width="1" height="1">sketchingwatercolor paintingDrawing BasicsArtHe’s a Water Whispererhttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/10/27/he-s-a-water-whisperer.aspxMon, 27 Oct 2014 02:41:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:144466Courtney Jordan1http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=144466http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/10/27/he-s-a-water-whisperer.aspx#comments<p>Every now and then an artist&#39;s body of work will resonate
with me as being amazing, incredible, and just right not because the paintings
or sculptures show technical skill or I&#39;m moved by the subject matter, but
because the artist seems to have found the medium that they were meant to work
in. The artist is able to show off the best of that medium in the work. Eric
Fischl, though he isn&#39;t solely a watercolorist, has created <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques/">watercolor art</a> for
well over 20 years and his work has so many of the characteristics that I
revere in the medium. </p>
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<p>For one, Fischl knows how to build layers of wash to create
forms that look like they were effortlessly painted. In any given watercolor painting
of the figure, he somehow paints skin, the curves of limbs and muscles, and the
lights and shadows that appear on the body with an economy of layers. There&#39;s
no sign that he goes in again and again when he works and I find that surety
astounding. The results are works that feel really lively and gestural but
pristine and not too messed with. </p>
<p>What I mean by &quot;not too messed&quot; with is that Fischl seems to
show a lot of restraint when it comes to trying to control the medium. He
doesn&#39;t have a stranglehold on his brush. Instead, he lets the paint take shape
the way it wants, and he lets watery strokes bleed out into interesting curves
or dabs thin out to demarcate the sole of a figure&#39;s foot or a finger tip.</p>
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He also understands that with watercolor, the pigment can be
both the surface and the foundation of the figure. How the paint dries and
solidifies does double duty in his works because it describes the physical
appearance of a figure but it also gives substance to the figure as well.
Seeing that capability in watercolor is incredibly inspiring to a wannabe
watercolorist like me. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>If you are equally passionate about watercolor painting, take a look at <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/light-up-your-watercolors-layer-by-layer-grouped"><i>Light Up Your Watercolors Layer By Layer</i></a>, a resource that gives you the skill to let your watercolor paintings shine with transparent glazing techniques!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx/posteditor.aspx/Blogs/blogs/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/artistdaily/1581.CourtneyJordansig007-final.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=144466" width="1" height="1">watercolor paintingArtColor That Can Be Saturated and Subtle—Who Knew?http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/10/13/color-that-can-be-saturated-and-subtle-who-knew.aspxMon, 13 Oct 2014 02:45:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:123316Courtney Jordan1http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=123316http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/10/13/color-that-can-be-saturated-and-subtle-who-knew.aspx#comments<p>I adore color&mdash;deep ruby reds, bold blues, verdant greens,
rich golden yellows...I could go on and on, but one thing that I often forget in
my zeal is that color is not just a matter of hue. Saturation and subtle color
layers also play a huge part in how a successful painting comes together.</p>
<p>That&#39;s especially true in watercolor. Because the pigments
can be both transparent and opaque, and because colors are so easily layered on
top of one another, there are an infinite number of colors to create in any
<a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques/">watercolor painting</a>. </p>
<p>In Christopher St. Leger&#39;s work, I see how prismatic his
colors are, and by that I mean that no one color seems to be taken unmixed from
palette to paper. The artist builds complex colors through delicate washes and
intricate blending. And he applies the paint in such a way that you get a sense
of the &quot;basic&quot; colors he starts with, and how he mixes them into something else
entirely. </p>
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<p>Sometimes the best test of a color&#39;s depth is looking at one
that we often take for granted. Sarah Yeoman, an Artist Daily member whose work
I just love, has shown me how neutral colors like brown, beige, and grey are in
fact some of the most exciting and complex colors to create. In her watercolor
painting <i>Falling Light</i>, I see how
many colors went into making the browned foliage underbrush, and trees, as well
as the grey-blue-white of the air and sky. </p>
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<p>But an artist also has to know when to turn up the color.
Give it to us bold and powerful. That is what Nessa Grainger often does in her
watercolor art&mdash;incorporates strokes of bold color that energize the painting and make it seem like something exceptional is
happening. </p>
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Color is the last thing any painter takes for granted, but knowing how
to get the most out of color can take some doing with watercolor. In addition to techniques on watercolor as a medium, in the <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/artists-core-watercolor-value-pack"><i>Artist&#39;s Core Watercolor Value Pack</i></a> you will find instruction on color, layering, and more. After spending time with the kit, I am beginning to
realize how expansive the possibilities of color and form <i>in</i> watercolor really are. It&#39;s made me better understand what I am
seeing when I look at other artists&#39; work, and it has also given me the
confidence to explore watercolor all around the color wheel. Enjoy!
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<p>
When I was the one in charge of my infant cousin, I would
always scramble frantically for ways to keep him entertained. Toys, sounds, and
funny faces&mdash;I tried everything. But the most memorable way I kept him happy was
by plopping him in front of a mirror. </p>
<p>He&#39;d move, and react to seeing himself
move, and get excited, clap and chuckle, and then his eyes would get really big
to see all that happen right in front of him and he&#39;d get excited all over
again. </p>
<p>I keep his reaction in mind as I constantly try to figure
out <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/How-to-Draw-People/">how to draw people</a>&mdash;getting to a place where drawing faces and expressions
and body positions is exciting and interesting every time. Because it seems like a real shame that
there are so many possible ways of drawing people and yet we often see or use
only slight variations in a few poses over and over again.</p>
<p>We&#39;ve got to learn to push the boundaries in our art, even
if it means the final product isn&#39;t a resounding success. Don&#39;t get derailed by the idea of presenting perfection and
symmetry. I put a much higher value on close inspection and drawing people as
individuals. It is fun, real, and rewarding. </p>
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You learn a lot by exploring
something new because you stretch yourself in new ways. I know I always get way
more out of covering new ground than when I go through the same tired motions,
even if it is a little more challenging. It feels good. </p>
<p>And drawing faces and figures with excitement and freshness
of vision usually starts with knowing how to draw a person&#39;s form and features. <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/how-to-paint-oil-portraits-the-easy-way-group"><i>Oil Painting Portraits the Easy Way</i></a>, <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/how-to-paint-watercolor-portraits-the-easy-way-group"><i>Watercolor Portraits the Easy Way</i></a> and <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/how-to-paint-pastel-portraits-the-easy-way-group"><i>Pastel Portraits the Easy Way</i></a> are a
few of my favorite video guides and seem custom-made for this kind of
artistic growth no matter the medium you work with. You&#39;ll find a professional portraitist&#39;s best advice, portrait
know-how, the essentials on how to craft your skills, and inspiration from an artist whose work stands out for its uniqueness and point of view.
Enjoy!</p>
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<p>P.S. If you want to see a great demonstration of drawing the
eyes, check out <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/drawing/archive/2011/10/12/tall-order-drawing-the-windows-to-the-soul.aspx">our newest free instructional video from artist David Kassan</a>. </p>
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I know it is a bias, but sometimes I can&#39;t help thinking
that painting skies belongs to a particular realm of <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques/">watercolor painting</a>. The
medium just seems best suited to give the jaw-dropping visual effects that
often appear in the sky. </p>
<p>Take a crystal clear blue sky on a sunny day. The delicacy
and uniformity of that color--with very little variation in tone or value--seems
much easier to convey in a bold wash of watercolor than in the brushstrokes of
an oil painting. While I love brushstrokes, and think there is a time and place
for them, sometimes they can be visually disruptive if handled in too busy a
manner, or if the effect you want is a little more seamless. </p>
<p>Or what about the extreme colors of the aurora borealis?
These atmospheric effects are so vaporous and fine that blotting a series of
colors on watercolor paper seems the way to go to achieve that transparent
gleam. </p>
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If there are storm clouds rolling in with several gradations
of color in the sky, then this could be an excellent opportunity to really put
the blending properties of watercolor painting through
its paces. Painting wet into wet, you can usually build subtle layers of color
while getting a lot of organic forms in the area you are painting--both of which
would be ideal for a cloudy, stormy sky. </p>
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By no means am I saying that watercolor artists
are superior or that watercolor art is heads above the rest, but watercolor
painting may be the way to go if you are drawn to many of the most powerful
aspects of art--color, texture, line, and organic forms. <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/the-artists-color-guide-watercolor"><i>The Artist&#39;s Color Guide to Watercolor</i></a> can really open up
your eyes to all of the inherent possibilities in this medium, or it can help
you sharpen your watercolor painting techniques if you are a practicing
watercolorist. Either way, enjoy!<a href="http://www.interweave.com/Magazines/">
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As you probably well know, I&#39;m online...a lot. And I&#39;d like to
think of myself as somewhat well informed about artist websites. I&#39;m on them
all the time&mdash;whether it is through an email someone sends me, a link on a blog
I read, or my own searches of American art or global artists, I&#39;m always
finding interesting artists through their websites.</p>
<p>And websites are having more and more impact in the art
world. Gallery representation is great if you can get it, but a great artistic
website can give you a positive presence and a way of interacting directly with
the public. Here are a few do&#39;s and don&#39;ts that can steer you in the right
direction when it comes to building or updating your own website. </p>
<p>DO have a website. If you don&#39;t, it seems really odd. I know
taking the first steps to start a website is the hardest part, but having an online
presence is really taken for granted nowadays. It&#39;s a must. If an artist
doesn&#39;t have a website, I think twice about working with them because it seems
to indicate they aren&#39;t serious and may not be savvy when it comes to digital
images.</p>
<p>DON&#39;T choose form over function. Some artists have a lot of
gimmicky things on their websites, using a paintbrush or
easel decal to direct visitors instead of just using words to demarcate different
pages within the website. When I am on an artist&#39;s website, I don&#39;t want to
play a guessing game about what is what. Be clear and think of your user&#39;s ease
of experience.</p>
<p>DO have images of your <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Oil-Painting-Techniques/">oil paintings</a>, installations, drawings. Well, duh, right? But make sure that the way
you look at the images makes sense. Having a gallery panel with thumbnail-size
images that can be enlarged is more effective than constantly having to press
the &#39;Back&#39; button on your browser. Also, make sure you have caption information
about the image-like the medium and size-because those kinds of details aren&#39;t
always apparent just by looking at an image online. </p>
<p>DON&#39;T forget to give a sense of who you are as an artist. An
artist statement, a bio, and articles or reviews are a great inclusion. If you
have a blog, link to it, or feature it on your website. I, for one, am always
going to consider the work before the artist, but the next thing I look for is
an understanding of where a particular artist is coming from. Your point of
view matters, so don&#39;t forget to make that a part of your web presence.</p>
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But of course fine-tuning a
website is half the battle. You have to have works you are confident about
showing. Whether you are a draftsman, landscape painter, or watercolor artist, you want to have your works of art photographed in the best possible light, which means taking photos that do the job well. With <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/art-of-everyday-photography"><i>Art of Everyday Photography</i></a>, you can become more at ease with photography, taking strong reference photos can make a difference in how
you bring your work to final form, so that when you are ready for a website,
your work is ready for it too! So consider <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/art-of-everyday-photography"><i>Art of Everyday Photography</i></a> and enjoy!</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=111076" width="1" height="1">watercolor paintingArtGetting Trashedhttp://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/08/27/getting-trashed.aspxWed, 27 Aug 2014 02:08:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:137264Courtney Jordan4http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=137264http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/08/27/getting-trashed.aspx#comments<p>I&#39;ve heard of painting for yourself, for school, for work,
but painting for the trash can?! Artist and watercolor painting instructor Jean
Haines explains why working this way isn&#39;t rubbish at all. Enjoy!</p>
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<p>The aim of being an artist is to create. But with this
desire of creating wonderful paintings that can be framed or exhibited comes an
enormous amount of pressure. We expect to always succeed in our goal to capture
a scene or subject. I strongly believe it is this stress factor that can put
off the beginner or lead to gaps in a professional artist&#39;s practice, times
when they simply don&#39;t feel like they can pick up a brush and be successful. Or
it becomes a point of despondency because one thinks he or she will never able
to reach his or her goal.</p>
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<p>In my studio I start and close each day with color experiments that, over
time, have improved my art and my knowledge of the <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Watercolor-Painting-Techniques/">watercolor painting</a> medium.
In my watercolor art workshops I encourage everyone to experiment similarly
with color first rather than always aiming to create a masterpiece straight
away. Many experiments don&#39;t turn out right the first time, and it&#39;s alright to
toss them in the bin (which is what we call the trash can in Britain). But
while I am painting for the bin, I often unintentionally create pieces that are
perfect for framing.</p>
<p>The key is to create a fun and light mood while experimenting, which is what
I try to do during my watercolor painting lessons, and the results are incredible.
I sometimes get the feeling many artists are too serious about their work and that
they have forgotten how wonderfully enjoyable the experience of creating can
actually be! Having fun with this process has aided my own growth and led me to
completely new and exciting discoveries in watercolor painting techniques. </p>
<p>I constantly challenge myself by looking for new color combinations and
pigment reactions, and I am fascinated by the reactions of artists attending my
demonstrations. The joy they express when told <i>not</i> to paint a subject
but to simply love working with color is amazing. I think possibly being given
permission to &quot;play&quot; instead of always aiming for that special
painting frees our inner artist and pushes us on our own road of discovery. </p>
<p>So the next time you don&#39;t feel like painting, how about&nbsp;letting go of
all your inhibitions and self-imposed restrictions and free yourself by doing
this exercise:</p>
<p>Paint four scraps of paper with
different colors. Set yourself the challenge of making each one unique.
Increase the challenge by not allowing yourself to use your favorite shades.
Look out for great experimental results and use them in your more serious compositions.
And remember to simply paint for the trash bin and take the pressure off of
your shoulders. </p>
<p>I was once told if your bin isn&#39;t full, you haven&#39;t practiced enough!
Although be warned, this exercise can become completely addictive, and that
means taking out &quot;the trash&quot; more often!</p>
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<p>I love Jean&#39;s energy and unself-conscious approach to her painting. As a
watercolor artist, she&#39;s definitely shown me that color is king and that a
sense of play is an absolute must. If you are looking for more on how to paint
watercolor without forgetting the fun, we have our available <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/chinese-watercolor-with-lian-quan-zhen-premium-palette">Chinese Watercolor Premium Palette</a> for you now--a kit of
inspiration for incredible artwork that reminds all of us how freeing and fun
our art should be!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=137264" width="1" height="1">How To Paintwatercolor paintingArtThink I Can Get Batman to Sit For a Portrait?http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/08/18/think-i-can-get-batman-to-sit-for-a-portrait.aspxMon, 18 Aug 2014 02:59:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:135215Courtney Jordan0http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=135215http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/artistdaily/archive/2014/08/18/think-i-can-get-batman-to-sit-for-a-portrait.aspx#comments<p>Portrait painting is serious business. Truly, there is a lot
at stake for the many professional portrait artists out there who paint
dignitaries, presidents, and the like. But portraiture can also be incredibly
fun! A show I saw a bit ago at Elisa Contemporary Art reinforced this for me.
Their latest exhibition featured artists <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Portrait-Painting-Techniques/">painting portraits</a> of their favorite superheroes.
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It was incredible to see artists who are not necessarily
portrait artists take to the idea of capturing a likeness of a person in such a
creative way. Of course, this particular kind of portrait art is unique in that
the artists were usually capturing a very obvious aspect of a person--a physical
ability or signature outfit. </p>
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But in many ways this is the method used by &quot;real&quot; portrait
painting artists: accentuate a handful of details that makes the sitter unique;
study his or her expression and gesture; and put in something that makes the
viewer sit up and take notice! So, sure, why not start working on my portrait
painting techniques with a subject that is larger than life? It certainly would
make the question of what to focus on much easier to answer. </p>
<p>If you want to paint your hero--real, or the masked and caped
kind--or a loved one, friend, or studio model for that matter, all the same
skills apply. And you can get a great foundation for portrait art, no matter
who you decide to paint, with one of our newest resources, <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/how-to-paint-watercolor-portraits-the-easy-way-group"><i>How to Paint Watercolor Portraits the Easy Way</i></a>. This is a focused resource
that covers plenty of ground and doesn&#39;t scrimp on the
details of the fine art of portrait painting. Which means the portrait of
your favorite masked man is just around the corner. Enjoy! &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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